Brené Brown

A Family Action Network (FAN) Program currently sold out

Rising Strong: The Reckoning. The Rumble. The Revolution

For the legions of fans of the #1 New York Times bestsellers Daring Greatly and The Gifts of Imperfection, comes the next step in the groundbreaking research of thought leader Brené Brown, Ph.D. A research professor at the University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work, Brown’s TED talks on shame and vulnerability have garnered over 23 million views and have changed our cultural conversation. Brown has worked with organizations including Facebook, Microsoft, Pixar, AT&T, Costco, West Point, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and many others. Her new book, Rising Strong, tells us what it takes to get back up after failure and teaches us how owning our stories of disappointment and heartbreak give us the power to write a daring new ending. Struggle, Brown writes, can be our greatest call to courage, and Rising Strong our clearest path to a wholehearted life.

This event requires an RSVP, and is currently sold out. See www.familyactionnetwork.net for more information.

Location: Street: Gaffney Auditorium, New Trier High School, Winnetka campus City: Winnetka, Province: Illinois Postal Code: 60093 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more)

Brené Brown promotes Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead .

Researcher and thought leader Dr. Brené Brown will discuss and sign her new book Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead ($26.00 Penguin). Based on twelve years of research, Dr. Brown’s book argues that vulnerability is not weakness, but rather our clearest path to courage, engagement, and meaningful connection. The book that her many fans have been waiting for, Daring Greatly will spark a new spirit of truth—and trust—in our organizations, families, schools, and communities. (jpmoore)… (more)

Researcher & Thought Expert Brene Brown speaking & signing Daring greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead

This event is free and open to the public. Wristbands are required for the signing portion of this event and are available only with the purchase of a copy of Daring greatly from BookPeople. We will begin handing out wristbands at 6pm the evening of the event. Researcher and thought leader Dr. Brené Brown offers a powerful new vision that encourages us to dare greatly: to embrace vulnerability and imperfection, to live wholeheartedly, and to courageously engage in our lives.

In Daring greatly, Dr. Brown challenges everything we think we know about vulnerability. Based on twelve years of research, she argues that vulnerability is not weakness, but rather our clearest path to courage, engagement, and meaningful connection. The book that Dr. Brown’s many fans have been waiting for, Daring greatly will spark a new spirit of truth—and trust—in our organizations, families, schools, and communities.

Brené Brown, Ph.D., LMSW is a research professor at the University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work. She has spent the past decade studying vulnerability, courage, worthiness, and shame. Brené is a nationally renowned speaker and has won numerous teaching awards, including the College’s Outstanding Faculty Award. Her groundbreaking work has been featured on PBS, NPR, CNN, and has appeared in The Washington Post, Psychology Today, and many other national media outlets. She is also the author of The Gifts of Imperfection (2010), and I Thought It Was Just Me (2007). In order to have anything signed at a BookPeople event, a copy of the event book must be purchased from BookPeople. If you purchase your book from BookPeople in advance of the event, please save your receipt and present it at the event.

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Location: Street: 603 N Lamar Blvd City: Austin, Province: Texas Postal Code: 78703-5413 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more)